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Table 2 Local lesions in 5 cases of secondary syphilis with femur involvement

From: The disappearance of femoral head and neck resulting from extensive bone defect caused by secondary syphilis: a case report and literature review

Authors

Publication year

Lesion sites

Lesion depth

Rosa-Gonçalves et al. [31]

2017

Lower half of the left femur

Cortical bone

Naraghi et al. [22]

2010

The distal right femur

Cortical and subcortical bones

Coyne et al. [29]

2006

Lower half of the right femur

Periostitis

Hansen et al. [26]

1984

The distal both femora

The periosteum and cortex were affected

Siegel et al. [15]

1979

Lower half of the both femora

Cortical bone